LTO Road Signs or commonly referred to Traffic Signs are basic arrows and illustrations that implies useful information on the road to be easily understood by motorists and drivers. These are being used to prevent crashes, ensures safety and smoothen driving on public roads.
Road Signs are mostly be found above or beside a highway, a curve road, an intersection, a bridge, a slippery road, etc. This is a way to inform the drivers about the incoming road situation ahead whether he/she has to stop, make the car run slower, make a hard turn right and others actions.
Most road signs are colored blue, read and green with the shapes of circle, equilateral triangle, rectangle, pentagon and octagon. The road signs are categorized into Danger Warning Signs, Priority Signs, Prohibition Signs, Mandatory Signs, Information/Facilities/Services Signs and Direction/Position/Indication Signs.
In random order, below are the common road signs in the Philippines. You should be familiar what each implies to know what’s ahead and perform actions that needs to be done.
40 Common Road Signs in the Philippines
1. Stop
2. Give Way
3. No Entry
4. No entry for Bicycles
5. No entry for Trucks
6. No entry for Pedestrians
7. No Right Turn
8. No Left Turn
9. No U-Turn
10. No Overtaking
11. 60 KPH
12. No Parking
13. No Blowing of Horns
14. Weight Restriction
15. Proceed Straight
16. Turn Right | Turn Left
17. Keep Right | Keep Left
18. Turn Left Only | Turn Right Only
19. Two-Way Traffic
20. Merging Traffic
21. Pedestrian Crossing
22. School Children Crossing
23. Wheelchair Crossing
24. Sharp Turn to the Left | Sharp Turn to the Right
25. Double Turn to the Left | Double Turn to the Right
26. Curve to the Left | Curve to the Right
27. Hairpin Curve to the Left | Hairpin Curve to the Right
28. Crossroads
29. T-Junction
30. Y-Junction
31. Roundabout
32. Narrow Bridge
33. Narrow Road
34. Humps
35. Steep Descent
36. Falling Rocks Right | Falling Rocks Left
37. Slippery Road
38. Animal Crossing
39. Low Flying Aircraft
40. Traffic Signal Ahead
That was the 40 Common Road Signs in the Philippines. Should you have any additional information, do let us know in the comment section.
